Muse of Nightmares
By Laini Taylor
Read by Steve West
The Strange the Dreamer Series: Book 2
Unabridged
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Library CD (In Stock)
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1 Format: Library CD
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ISBN: 9781549147302
| Runtime: | 15.91 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction/Fantasy |
| Audience: | Young Adult (12–17) |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
An Amazon Best Book of the Month selection for young adults
A Kirkus Reviews Pick for Fall
A Bookish Pick of Most Anticipated YA Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books for Fall
Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
Sarai has lived and breathed nightmares since she was six years old.
She believed she knew every horror, and was beyond surprise.
She was wrong.
In the wake of tragedy, neither Lazlo nor Sarai are who they were before. One a god, the other a ghost, they struggle to grasp the new boundaries of their selves as dark-minded Minya holds them hostage, intent on vengeance against Weep.
Lazlo faces an unthinkable choice--save the woman he loves, or everyone else?--while Sarai feels more helpless than ever. But is she? Sometimes, only the direst need can teach us our own depths, and Sarai, the muse of nightmares, has not yet discovered what she's capable of.
As humans and godspawn reel in the aftermath of the citadel's near fall, a new foe shatters their fragile hopes, and the mysteries of the Mesarthim are resurrected: Where did the gods come from, and why? What was done with thousands of children born in the citadel nursery? And most important of all, as forgotten doors are opened and new worlds revealed: Must heroes always slay monsters, or is it possible to save them instead?
Love and hate, revenge and redemption, destruction and salvation all clash in this gorgeous sequel to the New York Times bestseller, Strange the Dreamer.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Taylor kept me on the edge of my seat, heart in my throat, totally invested in her characters and story.” —Amazon.com
“The attention she pays to the people who aren’t the heroes, the care given to ordinary life, and its immense importance elevates this from an entertaining epic to a deeply necessary, sometimes devastatingly so, work of art.” —Booklist (starred review)
“The always impressive Steve West does some of his finest work narrating the cast of dozens in Laini Taylor’s epic fantasy conclusion to the Strange the Dreamer duology. West’s powerful tone captures main characters Lazlo’s and Sarai’s emotions and skillfully manages the many important secondary characters, giving them each distinct and easy-to-follow vocal tags…Entertaining yet incredibly emotional, Muse of Nightmares is a master class in audiobook narration. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” —AudioFile
“Taylor dances between fantasy and sci-fi, indulging in gods, magic, alchemy, and lost desert civilizations, only to subvert them with spaceships, interdimensional travel, and alien worlds…A sequel that surpasses the original.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Taylor introduces new characters into her epic world-building, in a sequel that has been eagerly anticipated by fans.” —Publishers Weekly
A sequel that surpasses the original. —Kirkus Reviews
Praise and accolades for Strange the Dreamer:A NPR Best Book A Goodreads Best YA Fantasy and Science Fiction NomineeA Boston Globe Best YA BookA Popcrush Best Young Adult BookA Popsugar Best Book for Women A Booklist Editors' Choice An A.V. Club Favorite Book A Tor Top Young Adult SFF BookA Christian Science Monitor Best Book A B&N Teen Blog Best Young Adult Book A Forever Young Adult Best Book —
Laini Taylor is so damn good and like no other. —Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom
Laini Taylor set my imagination on fire so hard that it spontaneously combusted...This is the kind of story that paves dreams. —p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times}Roshani Chokshi, author of The Star Touched Queen
[A] must-read YA! —p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times}USA Today
Part adventure novel, part romance and part exercise in epic myth-building, it's gorgeously written and full of surprises. —NPR
[One of] our favorite books of the year! —p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times}Popsugar
An epic world of gods, moths and nightmares; a world where the dream chooses the dreamer. —p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times}Justine Magazine
Weighty as a nightmare and as transportive as the finest of fantasy, Laini Taylor's new novel will leave readers with miracles on their minds. —p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times}Hypable
* "Gorgeously written in language simultaneously dark, lush, and enchanting, the book will leave readers eager for the next. —Publishers Weekly, starred review
* "...Characters are carefully, exquisitely crafted, the writing is achingly lovely, and the world is utterly real...This is a thing to be savored. —Booklist, starred review
* "[Strange the Dreamer] has all the rich, evocative imagery and complex world-building typical of Taylor's best work. This outstanding fantasy is a must-purchase for all YA collections. —School Library Journal, starred review
* "The luxurious prose and complex world building invites and rewards slow reading....Here readers will find characters to love and ones to hate and, ultimately, a world to be willingly lost in. —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
* [Readers] will dive into Taylor's gorgeous prose and brilliant imagery and relish this story about dreams, love, monsters, gods, ghosts, war, and alchemy. Told from alternating points of view, this is complex but satisfying, a story about cultures meeting and clashing. —VOYA, starred review
[Laini Taylor] has spun another mesmerizing tale with captivating twists and turns, an array of intriguing characters, strange and beautiful language, and baroque flourishes of the imagination. —Horn Book
Lovers of intricate worldbuilding and feverish romance will find this enthralling. —Kirkus Reviews
Author
Author Bio: Laini Taylor
Laini Taylor is the author of several novels, including the multiple award-winning Strange the Dreamer and the National Book Award finalist Lips Touch: Three Times as well as the New York Times bestseller Days of Blood & Starlight, among others.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Library CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Fantasy |
| Runtime: | 15.91 |
| Audience: | Young Adult (12–17) |
| Language: | English |
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